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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
If you’re trying to lose weight then you should learn a little more about what causes weight gain and the math involved in losing weight. Each person needs to take in a different amount of calories everyday in order to maintain their weight. That is called a basal caloric need. Experts say that basal caloric need of most Americans is about 2,000 calories per day for those people who want to maintain their current weight. If you want to lose weight you need to take in about 1,500 calories a day. It’s really not that hard to cut about 500 calories out of your diet everyday. Just controlling your portion sizes and cutting out some of the extras can easily cut 500 calories from the amount that you eat everyday. But if you look at the calorie content of some of your favorite foods you might be shocked at how many calories they really have. If you want to know how many calories you need to burn for weight loss you are not alone. Experts say that you need to cut or burn 2,500 calories in order to lose one pound of fat. 2,500 calories is a lot of calories. Now that you know how many calories you need to burn for weight loss you can start planning ways to make that happen. A good way to plan out an effective strategy for weight loss is to make an appointment with a nutritionist and a personal trainer. A good nutritionist will tell you how many calories are needed for weight loss and how many calories you need to survive and together you and the nutritionist can work out a diet that will allow you to cut calories but still get the nutrition that you need.

Similarly a good personal trainer or fitness expert will know how many calories you need to burn for weight loss and how many calories you can burn doing different kinds of exercise. Together you can come up with a fitness plan that will help you burn the maximum amount of calories possible.

Now that you know how many calories you need for weight loss how are you going to cut out some of those daily calories? There are lots of ways you can cut back on calories everyday. Instead of eating out for lunch everyday bring your own healthy bag lunch from home. Make a low fat sandwich of lean meat and bring fruit to eat with it or rice cakes if you want something crunchy. Or buy a bunch of low calorie and low fat frozen meals and keep them in the freezer at work. That way you will always have a healthy lunch as close as the microwave. You can also keep several cans of low calorie reduced sodium soup in your desk drawer for snacks or lunches. Replace the sodas you drink all day with water or tea. Give up that calorie laden mocha in the morning and replace it with plain coffee or coffee with low fat and no sugar cream.

Being active and working out will cause you to lose the most weight. By moving your body you will be burning those calories and fat and therefore start to lose weight. A great workout program requires motivation and excitement, something everyone wants and needs.

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